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21 Comments

Sudhir
on April 9, 2018 at 8:36 am

Hi,

Can you please shed some light on the executive MBA in India . I’ve been working in IT industry from last 3 years and now feels that time is right to make the next move and get into the business side of things then the technical ones

Respected sir ,
I am very much concerned about my acadmics, 10th/ 85.5% , 12th / 58.8% , btech / 68%. I gave CAT 17 and secured 82 percentile. Now i am preparing for Cat 18. Will i be able to get a call from top bschool and a good placement from this type of background ? Please answer !!

Hi Sir ,
I decided to pursue MBA quite late in my career. I have already spent 3.3 years in IT industry with first attempt CAT 2017 score as 88%ile. Please advise if I should take colleges like MISB Bocconi, Great Lakes Chennai, NMIMS Bangalore or retake CAT next year if I am confident of pulling off above 95%ile. Will my exp of more than 4 yrs next year or my 12th score have the negative impact?
10th – 91.69
12th – 74.5
B.E. – 7.93
Many extracurricular activities with state govt scholarship 4 times in middle/high school.

Your 12th score will not be as much of a problem (if you score above 95%ile) as would be the amount of your work ex. If you choose to attempt CAT next year, be ready to justify why you’re going for a full time MBA and not executive. All said, GREAT Lakes Chennai is a GREAT institute! 😀 and you can look to take admission there.

I am a Chartered Accountant working in consultancy firm in Kolkata earning annually INR 8L . I have been quite good in academics. I want to start my own business and I assume that MBA can help me in this regard. As I am unable to leave my parents, can you advise me the best options available for Regular or Distance MBA in Kolkata.

Sir,
I am a final year engineering student. After 10th, I have completed my diploma in engineering and then took admission in direct second year of engineering. My score in 10th is 90.91% , Diploma aggregate is 77.89% and in second year of engineering is 6.9 cgpa and third year results are yet to be declared. I want to perceive MBA from an institute like IIM or IIFT. If I crack the tests, Can I expect a call from IIM or IIFT ?
Thanks,
Regards.

Respected sir
Greetings of the day
I need a personal suggestion from you about if MBA could be a good way to start a fresh career.I completed my engineering from BIT MESRA in 2014.Though I got 2 jobs at the campus only Infosys and IBM; I joined none and instead pursued my passion for civil services.I failed thrice to clear even prelims.Now I started afresh for MBA but I am worried about 3 -4-year gap.Will this gap affect my prospect of converting in any top MBA colleges or in getting an internship or job after that? My marks are as follows:
10th 83%
12th 79%
BE 71.1%
Please guide me and suggest the best for me.

Vijay, MBA is open to one ans all. If you are able to justify the gap of 3-4 years, then converting a good B-School should not be a problem. Focus on getting a good CAT score and also prepare well for stage 2.

I need your guidance please help me as i will be appearing in CAT 2017 for the first time and i am not sure that i will be getting a call from top colleges like MDI , IIFT , NMIS , SYMBOISES PUNE, I am able to get 90 %tile in my mock test but my past qualification is not good as in my class 10th i secured 6.8 CGPA in 12th i got 81.75% best 4 subject and i did my grad. From DU, SOL secured 52%. I have a relevant experience of 1 year in a logistic company as a state manger so please help with this so that i can be sure about my step i am taking..

Rakshit, focus on your CAT preparation. Different B-Schools give different weightage to past academic records and therefore you may stand a chance to get a call from many top B-schools provided you clear the cut-off.

Respected Sir,
I needed a brief comparision between ISB&M pune and XIME kochi and which institution would be a better carrier option for marketing as time is less for XIME and I need to decide soon!
Please help!

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Gautam Puri

GP describes his academic performance early in life as pathetic. With scores of 61% in Xth and 65% in XIIth, he was always at the bottom of the class. For students, he is an aptitude guru who simplifies fundamentals, problem solving, and test taking strategy. GP loves driving & has been part of Raid-de- Himalayas off road adventure. An IIM B alumnus, GP is one of the core founders of CL.